RE: Cannot get code to work for API Save Dialog Box

yes, 25,6 means row 25 column 6
The totals you enter are not being transferred because the query runs when
you do the transferspread***. Your totals are not saved with it. The
solution would be to create a formula in the spread*** that will do the
total for you.

"Elleve" wrote:

Klatuu,

I already had the declaration of API Routines in the module with
DetectExcel. When changing the cboname to my own it does not make a
difference at all to the output in excel. It still outputs the same
information as before and there is no sign of the totals for any of the rows
I specified. Just in case this is the problem, .cell (25,6) means row 25,
column 6 right? Why does it not show the total?

By the way, I posted some other links under "Complicated: having user
overwrite..." that relates to this issue. The fourth field called 'Approved'
is basically the same as the 3rd field and should be allowed to overwrite by
the user. However, neither the query nor the form is updateable. Is there a
tricky way I can get around this? The amount in approved is based on the
amount in the table, but because of other criterias I "calculated" a new
field in the query. It seems impossible to save to a query and after reading
other discussions saving should be avoided. However, this is crucial to my
database. I need to save this amount to calculate the correct total. Maybe
I can save a new row in the table? or create a new table with this
information?

"Klatuu" wrote:

Thought I had sent all you need for DetectExcel, but I think this may have
been left out. You can put it in the same Standard module with DetectExcel:

' Declare necessary API routines:
Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As Long) As Long

Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
"SendMessageA" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Long

As to cboOffering, it is the name of a control in my form. You will need to
change all names involved to names for your controls or objects.

"Elleve" wrote:

Klatuu,

I've been working this problem over and over and it doesn't seem to work.
The program runs, but the code does not recognize DetectExcel in:

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
blnExcelWasNotRunning = True
Set xlApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
Else
DetectExcel
End If

What needs to be done?

"Klatuu" wrote:

Left something out, you need this:

'Activate the *** for totals
xlBook.Worksheets(1).Activate
Set xl*** = xlBook.Active***
xl***.Name = Me.cboOffering & " Labor Total"


"Elleve" wrote:

Okay, so now the code in that section looks like this:

DoEvents
'xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
'xlApp.Interactive = False
'xlApp.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(varGetFileName, 0, True)
xl***.Name = "SupportSchedule"
xlBook.Worksheets("Support Schedule").Activate

However, there is no excel*** called supportschedule created. Maybe I'm
not understanding correctly what this *** is doing. Is it taking over for
the excel*** named what the user entered? Is it hidden in the background?

"Klatuu" wrote:

A couple of suggestions.
Add error handling to your code so if an error occurs, it will be trapped
and you will know what is not working.

Comment out these 3 lines:
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
xlApp.Interactive = False
xlApp.ScreenUpdating = False
Then set a breakpoint on this line and step through your code. After each
line executes, switch to the Excel *** to see what happened.
xl***.Name = "WhatEverYouWant"

"Elleve" wrote:

I made the corrections and called the excel *** "Support Schedule" instead.

Did I maybe put the coding in the wrong place? It seems to be not catching
up on the formulas at all, and not the coloring either. Maybe it does not
recognize the with statements at all? Excel only displays what was there
originally before we added on the format and total code.

"Klatuu" wrote:

I am not sure why you are not seeing the totals; however, there are a couple
of things you should look at. See notes below:

"Elleve" wrote:

I still cannot get the sum to display in the spread***. Here is my code:

Private Sub cmdExportSupportSchedule_Click()
Dim strFilter As String
Dim lngFlags As Long
Dim strDefaultDir As String
Dim varGetFileName As Variant

'Set filter to show only Excel spreadsheets
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Excel Files (*.xls)")
'Hides the Read Only Check Box on the Dialog box
lngFlags = ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY
'Get the File Name To Save
strDefaultDir = "c:\"
varGetFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
OpenFile:=False, _
InitialDir:=strDefaultDir, _
Filter:=strFilter, _
FileName:=strDefaultFileName, _
Flags:=lngFlags, _
DialogTitle:="Save Report")
Me.Repaint
If varGetFileName <> "" Then
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9,
"qrySupportScheduleUnionqry1and2", varGetFileName, True
End If

'Open Excel
On Error Resume Next ' Defer error trapping.
Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
blnExcelWasNotRunning = True
Set xlApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
Else
DetectExcel
End If
Err.Clear ' Clear Err object in case error occurred.
'On Error GoTo LoadAdjustedActuals_Err
DoEvents
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
xlApp.Interactive = False
xlApp.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(varGetFileName, 0, True)
?? Your workbook will not have the work*** name Actuals_res_export. I am
suprised you are not getting an error. If you want a specific name for a
work***, there are two places it can be done. One would be in the
TransferSpread*** above, you would give it a name by using the Range
argument of the TransferSpread***. The other would be to name it after you
have opened the workbook. It will open to the first ***, so you can name
it there:
xl***.Name = "WhatEverYouWant"

xlBook.Worksheets("Actuals_res_export").Activate

' Format output
With xl***
For intX = 2 To lngItmCount + 1
strLeftRange = "C" & Trim(Str(intX))
strRightRange = "S" & Trim(Str(intX))
For Each cell In xl***.Range(strLeftRange, strRightRange)
cell.Font.Size = 10
cell.Font.Name = "Arial"
cell.Font.Bold = True
?? conLightBlue is a constant I set in my app to make the cell background
light bue. Here are the constants I set up because I never can remember all
the color numbers:
Const conLightGray As Long = 12632256
Const conLightBlue As Long = 16777164
Const conLightYellow As Long = 10092543

cell.Interior.Color = conLightBlue
cell.NumberFormat = "##,###,##0_);[Red](##,###,##0)"
Next
Next intX
End With

'Formulas to add each column of amount
With xl***
.Cells(25, 6).Formula = "=sum(F2:F24)"
.Cells(25, 7).Formula = "=sum(G2:G24)"
.Cells(25, 8).Formula = "=sum(H2:H24)"
.Cells(25, 9).Formula = "=sum(I2:I24)"
End With

'Done and save
xlBook.Save
xlBook.Close
If blnExcelWasNotRunning = True Then
xlApp.Quit
Else
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = True
xlApp.Interactive = True
xlApp.ScreenUpdating = True
End If

Set xl*** = Nothing
Set xlBook = Nothing
Set xlApp = Nothing

End Sub

*****************************************

As for the module I created this:

' Declare necessary API routines:
Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal
lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As Long) As Long
Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal Hwnd
As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As
Long

Sub DetectExcel()
' Procedure dectects a running Excel and registers it.
Const WM_USER = 1024
Dim Hwnd As Long
' If Excel is running this API call returns its handle.
Hwnd = FindWindow("XLMAIN", 0)
If Hwnd = 0 Then
' 0 means Excel not running.
Exit Sub
Else
' Excel is running so use the SendMessage API
' function to enter it in the Running Object Table.
SendMessage Hwnd, WM_USER + 18, 0, 0
End If
End Sub

Sub CreateNew***(xlApp As Object, xlBook As Object, xl*** As Object)
'Create a new work***
xlApp.Worksheets.Add.Move after:=xlApp.Worksheets(xlApp.Worksheets.Count)
xlBook.Worksheets(xlBook.Worksheets.Count).Activate
Set xl*** = xlBook.Active***
xl***.Name = strChartName
End Sub

What should I do to make it work?

"Klatuu" wrote:

Which column is it you want to enter the data in?

And for your next lesson :)
Okay, Here are some samples.


First, here is how you open an Excel Spread*** for Automation:
'Open Excel
On Error Resume Next ' Defer error trapping.
Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
blnExcelWasNotRunning = True
Set xlApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
Else
DetectExcel
End If
Err.Clear ' Clear Err object in case error occurred.
On Error GoTo LoadAdjustedActuals_Err
DoEvents
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
xlApp.Interactive = False
xlApp.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(varGetFileName, 0, True)
xlBook.Worksheets("Actuals_res_export").Activate
*******************
The above code uses this code. The code below should go it it's own module
just like you did for the Common Dialog API. I call mine modExcelRoutines

Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

' Declare necessary API routines:
Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As Long) As Long

Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
"SendMessageA" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Long

Sub DetectExcel()
' Procedure dectects a running Excel and registers it.
Const WM_USER = 1024
Dim Hwnd As Long
' If Excel is running this API call returns its handle.
Hwnd = FindWindow("XLMAIN", 0)
If Hwnd = 0 Then ' 0 means Excel not running.
Exit Sub
.